GATE 2024 AR — Architecture – Question 13

Town Planning, Housing and Real Estate Development · Principles and concepts of town planning · 1 mark · Multiple choice

In Mānasāra Śilpaśāstra, what is a bow-shaped town plan called?

Dandaka
Prastara
Kārmuka
Nandyāvarta

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Correct answer: (C) Kārmuka

Explanation

Kārmuka means bow and names the bow-shaped plan, C. Dandaka, Prastara and Nandyāvarta denote different traditional settlement layouts. The identifying feature here is the curved bow form rather than simply an orthogonal street organisation.

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